Repeal the 8th! – Irish abortion referendum rattles the establishment
Voters in Ireland will have a chance on Friday to hit back against a key pillar of establishment.
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Venezuela: Maduro wins presidential election – what next?
Despite imperialist meddling, workers, peasants, and the poor in Venezuela turned out to re-elect Nicolas Maduro as president. But the country’s crisis is far from resolved.
Hard choices over a hard border
After months of prevarication over Brexit, the Prime Minister is quickly running out of time. But all roads lead to ruin for May and the Tories.
US-China trade dispute: Trump’s recklessness deepens instability
The serious representatives of capitalism are petrified that the ongoing trade dispute between China and America could erupt into a full-blown economic war.
UK economy: a perfect storm
Amidst all the scandals and crises ensnaring May and the Tories, the latest economic figures are yet another cause for anxiety and distress for the Prime Minister.
Nationalisation: Why we need it
Socialist Appeal has released a new pamphlet making the case for nationalisation and the restoration of Clause 4. Buy your copy today!
Venezuelan presidential elections: between imperialist aggression and economic crisis
Neither the opposition nor the Maduro bureaucracy offers a way forward for Venezuela. The chavista movement needs a genuine revolutionary leadership.
Nurses need a fighting union – a reply to RCN leaders
Dan Langley, a nurse activist, replies to comments from RCN chief negotiator, Josie Irwin, who has attacked ordinary union members in order to justify accepting a rotten pay deal.
Imperialists celebrate 70 years of Israel with a bloodbath
The brutal murder of Palestinian protestors this week is another horrific reminder of the oppression facing the people of Gaza.
The Young Karl Marx: depicting the struggle for socialist ideas
Rob Sewell reviews Raoul Peck’s excellent film about the early years of Marx and Engels, which is worthy of a far wider audience.
Strike, M’Lud!
Formerly considered a privileged profession, barristers are now organising and taking action against Tory cuts.
Tory civil war over Brexit heats up
After months of kicking the can down the road by the Prime Minister, all of the contradictions and tensions surrounding Brexit are now coming to a head.